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2575【Long-term Cooperation】

After Xia Tian's persuasion, Spielberg decided to put down "The Break of Locks" first and change to film a movie about Chinese engineers.

The reason is very simple. "The Rage of Lock" was filmed by DreamWorks. Once the box office is unfavorable, it will cause DreamWorks to suffer serious losses and affect its future development.

However, Xia Tian is responsible for funding and supporting films with Chinese themes. In this way, even if the movie is lost, DreamWorks will not suffer any losses. Moreover, if the movie is sold, DreamWorks is also qualified to obtain higher returns.

Losing money is summer, making money is his own. Although Spielberg is a great director of art, he is also a shrewd businessman, so he naturally figures out the accounts very clearly.

What's more, by making this movie, DreamWorks can also make the relationship between World Production closer, which is also of great benefit to the company's future development.

Being able to successfully persuade Spielberg to shoot a movie about Chinese-themed works is also a very good thing for summer.

Spielberg has a very high status in the international film industry and is hailed as one of the most outstanding directors. Especially after he filmed the movie "Schindler's List", he won him the double recognition from business to art.

He will definitely receive a lot of attention and cause a sensation when filming a movie about Chinese medicine. Just like "Schindler's List".

By then, the whole world will know the tragic experience of Chinese workers in the United States a hundred years ago and will give them sympathy. In this way, under the pressure of public opinion, the contribution of Chinese workers will be recognized, and the US government will apologize to Chinese workers and even make compensation.

Chinese people living in the United States will also benefit from this. Because once the contributions of Chinese workers are recognized, it proves that Chinese people have been making continuous contributions to the United States since a hundred years ago. Then, they naturally should be respected and recognized.

...

After chatting with Spielberg, Xia Tian met James Cameron again.

This guy is still filming "Titanic" and has been filmed more than half of it.

It has been nearly four years since the filming started, but it has been filmed for another film. It has even been released and released. However, it has only been more than half of the filming. It has to wait for the filming, and at least another three or five months.

After five years of filming, Cameron's ink and spirit can really be compared with Wang Jiawei. However, given that both of them can make good movies, it is hard for Xia Tian to say anything more.

"Mr. Xia Tian, ​​I'm sorry, "Titanic" will have to wait a few more months before it can be finished." Seeing Xia Tian, ​​Cameron said embarrassedly.

"Don't worry, just take pictures as you should." Xia Tian waved his hand and smiled, "There is an old saying in China that you don't have to worry about late meals! As long as the movie is well filmed, you can do as long as you can."

"Really?!" Cameron said in surprise when he heard Xia Tian say this.

Generally speaking, the investors of the movie hope that the movie can be finished as soon as possible. In this way, the movie can be released as soon as possible, the money will be recovered as soon as possible, and the profit will be made as soon as possible.

Therefore, many film investors are very concerned about the completion time of the movie and even invest in insurance for it. Once the deadline is overdue, the insurance company will make compensation.

Of course, after the insurance company takes the insurance, it will send a specialist to stay in the crew, and every day it will ask the crew to shoot several sets of scenes. Unless it encounters a reason for majeure, there is no excuse for delay.

Although this approach ensures that the movie can be completed on time is the result of the highly developed American film industry, to be honest, this approach is very annoying for any director with ideals and pursuits.

Because, in order to speed up the construction period, investors and insurance companies will keep urging themselves in their ears. This will interfere with the director's work. After all, as the saying goes, the carrots will not wash the mud when they are fast!

James Cameron has suffered a lot from it, so he hates the situation of rushing the construction period.

Unexpectedly, Xia Tian told him that the movie is not in a hurry, and he will take as long as he wants to shoot it, and that he will not be afraid of being late for a good meal. This is really a big appetite for Cameron.

He was originally a director who spent a lot of time making movies to ensure the quality of the movie. For example, since his debut in 1981, he has only made seven and a half movies in 16 years (the Titanic has not been finished, so it can only be considered half). On average, it took only three years to make a movie.

In comparison, Spielberg is a director who strives for excellence, but since his debut in 1971, he has made eighteen movies, one per year on average.

"Mr. Xia, it is a great honor to be able to cooperate with you." Cameron said happily.

"I also hope we can cooperate frequently." Xia Tian also smiled.

He knew Cameron's talent. The "Terminator" series, "The True Lies", "Alien 2", "Avatar", and "Titanic", all of these works are classics in film history, and are also regular customers in the box office rankings.

It can be said that Cameron is a person who can help you create miracles when you give him a chance. He is naturally willing to give such talents.

"Of course." Cameron nodded immediately.

Although his movies can always be sold for money and have a good reputation, Cameron is actually not favored by Hollywood producers. The reason is very simple, he is a bit unreliable in his work.

It costs too much money to make movies and is very slow. I won’t talk about "Titanic", which has exceeded 100 million US dollars, almost causing the 21st Century Fox to go bankrupt.

Even when filming movies such as "Alien 2" and "Terminator 2", Cameron burned a lot of money, and the construction period was delayed very seriously.

The key is that he doesn't listen to the advice of the producers and likes to do whatever he wants, so he is known as the "station tyrant" in Hollywood. If Hollywood's regulations were not too perfect, the price to pay for a director was particularly high, and Cameron would have been fired for a long time.

So, although people know that Cameron is talented, no one dares to make him stung.

If Cameron wants to film, he must have funds. According to his method of burning money, ordinary small companies cannot support them or serve such an old man.

So, if he can work with Xiatian for a long time, it will be a very good thing for Cameron. In summer, there is a lot of money, so you can give him sufficient funds to guarantee him. In summer, you won’t urge him to give him enough creative space.

For Cameron, such an investor is really hard to find with lanterns. He is naturally willing to cooperate with Xia Tian.
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